US military says it destroyed Houthi missile likely targeting a ship in Gulf of Aden

(Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it had destroyed an inbound anti-ship ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden that was launched by Iranian-backed Houthis and likely targeting the MV Yorktown.

U.S. Central Command said on the social media site X that there were no injuries or damage reported to U.S., coalition or commercial ships in the incident.

(Reporting by Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb)